, 1887-03-17
DEMOCRATIC FEAST.

At which y. q. Carlisle Delivers Very
democratic speech.
BosroN, March l2.--The Bay State
club, the most important democratic
organization in New England, enter.
tanned a number Of distinguished gen.
tlemen ut their annual dinner at the
Revere house this afternoon. Chief
among the guests was the Hon. Jno.
G. Carlisle. President Taylor presided
at the banquet. Among the guests
were Hon. j. G. Carlisle, w. w. Spur
geon, Hon. jeff Chandler, Stillson
Hutchins, Hon. E. A. Stevenson, Gen
eral j. w. Corse and General W. S.
Rosecrans. The dinner over, President
Taylor raped to order, and in brief
speech introduced the principal speak
er, Hon. Jno. q. Carlisle, whose chief
virtue he said, was that he had been
denounced by Senator Hoar as
speaker Carlisle was greeted with gen.
eral applause. After expressing his
thanks for his cordial reception, he
said: "Gou must permit me to tender
the thanks of the Kentucky democrats
not only for what you have
done in the past, but also for what
they know you intend to do in the
future. You will not permit Massa-
chrlsetts to remain always republi-
can state. Old prejudices are passing
away. Massachusetts, is always mov-
ing toward democratic position with
the Bay State club in front, and your
brethren everywhere hope to see her
on the right side of the line in 1883.
Gentlemen, in the very nature of
things, this country need not be
ashamed, gentlemen, to be known as
party men if we honestly believe that
the principles and policies represented
by organizations to which we are at
tached will promote the interests OF
the nation and welfare OF the people.
This is the only true basis for political
party, and any party organized upon II
foundation less broad, less patriotic
than this will so degenerate into
mere factions and cease to command
or deserve the respect of intel
hgent citizens. Every attempt to
make II single interest or
single class to the exclusion of all
other basis, political organizations will
fail and ought to fail. From the
formation of your constitution down
to the present time, the period of ir-
reconcilable differences between the
democratic party and all its adver-
saries has been as to the nature and
extent of federal power. The princi-
pie of local self government is the
vital part of democracy, An amend
ment to the constitution declares that
powers not delegated to the United
States by the constitution nor prohib-
tied by it to II state, are reserved to the
states respectively, or to the people.
No power can be justly claimed unless
it is granted in express terms or by
necessary implication. If no such
grant of power can be ioand, and if
its exercise by the state is now prohib-
tied, it belongs to the state and her
people, and thus, while it belongs
to the state and her people,
and thus, while the doctrine
of states right is defended in that
article, yet it does not sanction seces-
sion or notification, but it instructs
several states and its people as to
the boundaries of all legislative, exc
cutive and judicial power, not dele
gated to the United States by fair
and reasonable construction of the
constitution. BY this constitutional
doctrine of states right the, democratic
party OF this country stands to-day as
it has always stood and as ! trust it
will stand forever hereafter. APP
plausel Twenty-Five years ago the
tendency was to carry this doctrine to
a dangerous extreme, but since that
time the dangerous extreme has been
threatened from quite IN opposite di-
rection. Great and powerful interests,
too powerful almost to be success
fully resisted, are constantly pressing
against the barriers of the constitu-
ton, demanding the extension OF fed
eral power to degree never contem-
plated by the most extreme federalist
in the early days. 1t is quite common
now to hear gentlemen, able gentle
men, in congress and elsewhere, con-
tending for the exercise of power by
the gencralgovernment over particular
Subjects simply because it is ut time
thought that state legislation
might not be entirely effective. The
argument is that whatever states will
iiot, anu Caliiot uo Hlust De uoiic ny
congress, the departments OF the gen.
eral government and that indepeh-
IDENTIFY OF these specific grants of pow
er, it is right and the duty of the gov
ernment to exercise general super
vision and control over the concerns
of the people. Mr.. President, this is
not the democratic doctrin as under
stood it, and never. was tremendous
cheers). 1t means Capitalization first,
and inevitable dissolution afterwards.
Nopart OF the union is so vitality in
terestcd in the preservation and main
tenance intact of this local authority
rs the New England states, and in no
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